Hospitalisation due to Lyme disease: case series in British Forces Germany
| Autor: | A M Croft, C R Winfield, B C Baker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Disease Occupational safety and health Lyme disease Germany Epidemiology medicine Animals Humans Bites and Stings Intensive care medicine Child Radiculopathy Lyme Disease Ixodes business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease United Kingdom Surgery Anti-Bacterial Agents Hospitalization Military personnel Military Personnel Borrelia burgdorferi Immunoglobulin G Workforce Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps. 150(3) |
| ISSN: | 0035-8665 |
| Popis: | Lyme disease is a tick-transmitted infection with disabling sequelae and important occupational health implications for a military workforce. It is likely that some military patients with typical clinical signs remain undiagnosed and untreated. Prompt treatment with an antibiotic is essential, besides targeted education on preventing infection through avoiding exposure to tick bites. We describe four British Forces Germany personnel (two serving military personnel, one adult civilian, one child) who during 2002--2003 required hospital inpatient treatment for Lyme disease. The epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of the disease are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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